Teacher - Summer Academic Challenge
University of Puget Sound

Job Info

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Teacher - Summer Academic Challenge
University of Puget Sound
Job ID: 6955
Location: Academic Challenge
Full/Part Time: Part Time
Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Staff Posting Details

Appointment: temporary, part-time.

Position Summary:

Access Programs' Summer Academic Challenge (SAC) is a four-week innovative STEAM enrichment program serving low income, first generation in college, and student of color primarily from Tacoma Public Schools and Pierce County. Students arrive on June 29, 2023 and finish the program on July 27, 2023.

Teachers must have experience and enjoy teaching in collaborative student-centered learning environments. Ideal candidates have experience teaching in STEAM fields and are enthusiastic and innovative. We are seeking three teachers, each to work with a group of 20-25 students in one of the following grade levels: 7th/8th, 9th/10th, and 11th/12th. This position starts training on April 24.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Lead hands-on, engaging lessons using a STEAM Curriculum. As a reference, the theme for each grade band is:
  • 7th and 8th grade: Take the ‘C' out of Tacoma (carbon emissions, climate change)
  • 9th and 10th grade: Salmon and Water Quality
  • 11th and 12th grade: STEAM in Healthcare: Disease & Epidemics

• Prepare lesson plans based on the provided curriculum and/or provide feedback and suggestions for updates to the curriculum
• Collaborate in planning field trips and accompany students on field trips
• Prepare a list of resources required in advance of the start of the program
• Oversee 2-4 college student staff members
• Participate in bi-weekly orientations and trainings with teachings assistants before the beginning of the program (April 14-June 26; dates liable to change based on group availability).
• Maintain student records and track student work/progress over the summer

Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with youth from diverse populations
• Experience teaching with Project Based/Collaborative Learning methods
• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively
• Ability and interest in implementing the newly designed STEAM curriculum
• Can facilitate engaging and enriching activities in small and large groups
• Able to commit to working for the duration of the four-week program plus spring orientation programming
• Able to start lesson planning early enough to provide lists of materials, coordinate field trips, etc.
• Ability to respectfully work, communicate and provide leadership within a diverse campus community

Compensation and Benefits: The range for this position is $24.00 - $24.00 per hour. Decisions about starting salaries are made based on the extent and relatedness of the candidate's education and experience and on internal equity and market considerations.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

This position is non-exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified.

Required Documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Interest

Applications submitted without the required attachments will not be considered.

All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of all required background checks. All new hires will be required to submit proof of current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster) or receive an approved medical or religious exemption from the university.

Diversity Statement:

• We acknowledge the richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community; the intrinsic worth of all who work and study here; that education is enhanced by investigation of and reflection upon multiple perspectives.
• We aspire to create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community; to increase the diversity of all parts of our University community through commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts; to foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.
• We act to achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity; to ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here; to prepare effectively citizen-leaders for a pluralistic world.

Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. To learn more please visit: https://pugetsound.edu/about-puget-sound-0/mission-core-values/institutional-equity-diversity

The University of Puget Sound is an equal opportunity employer.


How to Apply
For complete job description and application instructions, visit: www.pugetsound.edu/employment

About Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a selective national liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, drawing 2,600 students from 48 states and 20 countries. Puget Sound graduates include Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, notables in the arts and culture, entrepreneurs and elected officials, and leaders in business and finance locally and throughout the world. A low student-faculty ratio provides Puget Sound students with personal attention from faculty who have a strong commitment to teaching and offer 1,200 courses each year in more than 40 traditional and interdisciplinary fields, including graduate programs in occupational and physical therapy and in education. Puget Sound is the only nationally ranked independent undergraduate liberal arts college in Western Washington, and one of just five independent colleges in the Pacific Northwest granted a charter by Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academic honorary society. Visit "About Puget Sound" (http://www.pugetsound.edu/about) to learn more about the college.

As a strategic goal and through our core values, University of Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. EOE/AA



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